Okay, hopefully you found an interesting and usable word or two in the recent word of the day posts. Here’s a recap:
Any guesses where these words of the day came from?
Troubadour Рa French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Proven̤al in the 11th to 13th centuries, esp. on the theme of courtly love. A poet who writes verse to music.
Example. With her sharp-tongued punditry, the Angry Asian Girl of Baby Dog Days must be influenced by Eminem, the rage-filled, rapping modern troubadour.
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Let me rewind a bit. After a routine eye exam, my doctor said my prescription has been changing over the years and recommended getting new eyeglasses. Only having had like two, maybe three, pairs of glasses before, I really don’t know where to go so I figured I go to LensCrafters since they’re around most malls.
I went to Downtown Pearlridge to the Lenscrafters next to Longs. Instead I find a vacant spot with a sign saying they’ve relocated to a new location in Uptown Pearlridge (no specifics on location where though). So after getting lunch and a drink from Seattle’s Best, I go to Uptown. I headed towards the Borders side of Uptown figuring there’s lots of space for new stores, but the store wasn’t there. I finally found it next to Macys where McDonalds used to be. It’s a nice place that just opened that day.
As I’m walking around looking at the wall of eyeglass frames, one of the workers comes up to me. But instead of greeting me, she (politely) asks me to leave the store since I have a drink, my coffee from Seattle’s Best. I was surprised since this has rarely happened especially in this age of supersized drinks, juice stores, and coffee bars being the trend. And oh yeah, there’s no sign or anything at the entrance saying the usual “No pets or food allowed.”
I told the employee that I was surprised about this, and she said they wanted to keep the store clean since they just opened. Understandable, but then again this is Pearlridge Mall which is a shopping center which relies on foot traffic, and there are eating places in the mall, and it is flanked by Starbucks in Borders, in the center, and near Circuit City, and it is only a matter of time before the store gets tainted. Oh well… I oblige and walk outside to finish my drink.
Then a few minutes later, a little girl with her dad goes into Lenscrafters, and the girl is drinking a juice smoothie from Robeks(?). So I watch her while standing right in the entry way of the store. I see the same employee who asked me to leave look at the girl, but she does nothing! She doesn’t go to the father and ask them to leave the store. What’s up with that? Okay, I do respect being asked to leave the store due to my drink but not following this so-called policy in a consistent fashion is not right. If you ask me to leave because of a drink, ask EVERYONE with a drink to please leave the store.
So Lenscrafters in Uptown Pearlridge, you lost a customer on your opening day. Instead of trusting and welcoming your customers, you treated them to inconsistent policy and worried more about the aesthetics of your store. Unfortunately, since I don’t know much about eyeglasses, I’ll probably have to go back to a Lenscrafters, but it’ll be another location.
Inspired by the ranting of the Angry Asian Girl.
Gnosis – knowledge of spiritual mysteries.
Example. How to do well in work’s annual evaluation process is somewhat confusing. Gnosis is required to understand how this works.
Cognoscenti – people who are considered to be especially well informed about a particular subject.
Example. I may not be a marketing genius or part of the music cognoscenti, but I really don’t understand the appeal of the iTunes Music Store 3 for 2 promotion.
Sanctimonious – making a show of being morally superior to other people.
Example. Some people have the opinion that private school alumni are cocky, even sanctimonious. Personally, I think not.
Antediluvian – of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood. Outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, antiquated, behind the times.
Example. Wayne’s World marveled at the local companies offering free WiFi access. “How very progressive,” he thought, “not antediluvian at all.”
Supplication – a prayer asking God’s help as part of a religious service. A humble request for help from someone in authority.
Example. Rather than relying on his sangfroid during his annual evaluation review, the Tabasco Man took the route of supplication with his manager.
Pictured the Tabasco Man supplicating.
Genuflect – lower one’s body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect.
Example: After hearing of Takeru Kobayashi’s sixth straight victory at the International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the Tabasco Man genuflected and became motivated to participate in our own Eating Contest.
Heard a new dessert shop, La Palme Dor Patisserie, opened up next to Shirokiya in Ala Moana Center. Finding it was tricky since it’s facing the parking lot along with a few other small stores.
The store is nicely decorated and the treats look great in the glass case. So many varieties, and the recently-opened store isn’t even in full swing yet.
I tried a coffee dessert that was pretty good. Cost was $4 which is on the high side, especially since the bakery in Shirokiya is right next door. But the desserts at La Palme Dor are the kind of stuff you’d expect at a sitdown restaurant so the $4 price tag really isn’t that bad. Also compare that price with a single scoop of ice cream at the new Ben & Jerry’s at Ward. If you had to, what would you rather spend your $4 on?
La pictures of La Palme Dor are overdor.
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Saw a news clip about the grand opening of the first Ben & Jerry’s ice cream store in Hawaii at the Victoria Ward Centre. Happened to be in the Ward area when the store opened at 11AM. First 50 through the door got free ice cream. Local news stations were there covering the grand opening although I didn’t recognize any of the reporters.
As the 28th customer, I got the Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz which was okay. Regular items are pricey. A single scoop of ice cream goes for $4. Can’t you get a pint of Ben & Jerry’s at the supermarket for that cost?
Will this place survive? Location is kinda out of the way by Borders, Kicks Hawaii, and the construction. Also, Coldstone is right down the street and is closer to the movie theaters to catch the moviegoers.
Of course, I got a few pictures. No great shots though.
Running into some technical difficulties with getting new pictures posted. Seems like using iWeb to make sites with a single .Mac account on two different computers is not necessarily a good thing.
Got pictures from the grand opening of Ben & Jerry’s at Ward and a visit to La Palme Dor Patisserie in Ala Moana next to Shirokiya.
Maybe Bob the Builder, Muck, Travis, Roley, and Scoop can fix it.